Utilization of Teacher-Made Learning Activity Sheets as a Tool in Improving Learners’ Numeracy Skills: An Action Research
Jessy Lou F. Padernos
Abstract:
Developing learners’ numeracy skills has been a pressing issue in
the field of education, as it is one of the battlecries of the agency along
with literacy. Studies revealed that addressing these learning gaps varies widely across schools, classrooms, and learners. Moreover, students
learn better through the activities that their teachers provide to them.
Thus, under the Mathematics Foundation Fluency Program, a numeracy
intervention program of Langkaan II National High School, teachermade learning activity sheets were used as learning materials of the
learners under numeracy intervention. The objective of this study is to
determine the effectiveness of utilizing teacher-made learning activity
sheets in improving the numeracy skills of the learners particularly in
Langkaan II National High School. The findings of the study will serve
as a help in improving the numeracy intervention program of the
school.
The results revealed that there was a marked improvement in the
numeracy skills of the learners as manifested in the improved scores of
the learners during the post-test. Moreover, no non-numerates were reported during the end-of-the-school year numeracy assessment. Thus,
using the teacher-made learning activity sheets were found to be an effective tool in improving the numeracy skills of the learners including
number sense, number operations, measurement, geometry, patterns
and algebra, and statistics and probability. It helped the students to
cope up certain topic/lessons in basic mathematics that develops their
numeracy skills. These materials can contribute to a more comprehensive program to improve the numeracy skills of the learners. Further
studies may also be conducted as to other aspects relevant to the implementation of the whole program. Validation or modification of these
learning materials may also be conducted for further enhancement.
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